User Stories Jobs with Work from Home Options

User Story
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for User Stories skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited User Stories over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 227 167 122
Rank change year-on-year -60 -45 +56
Permanent jobs citing User Stories 473 898 2,144
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.40% 2.17% 3.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.53% 2.25% 3.23%
Number of salaries quoted 334 552 1,193
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,375 £38,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,027 £45,491
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.81% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,063 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,000 £84,875 £83,750
UK median annual salary £57,965 £60,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -3.39% +1.69% +7.27%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

User Stories is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,857 39,858 66,375
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.38% 96.10% 96.97%
Number of salaries quoted 23,439 27,686 41,025
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

User Stories
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Stories as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

User Stories trend for jobs with a WFH option

User Stories
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Stories.

User Stories salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

User Stories
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing User Stories over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

User Stories salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User Stories
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 35 (7.40%) Confluence
2 22 (4.65%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.63%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.42%) CMS
4 2 (0.42%) Kentico
4 2 (0.42%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.21%) IIS
5 1 (0.21%) nginx
5 1 (0.21%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 21 (4.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.27%) InVision
2 6 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (1.27%) MS Visio
2 6 (1.27%) Sketch
3 5 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 19 (4.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.63%) Magento
2 3 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.21%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 94 (19.87%) Azure
2 59 (12.47%) Azure DevOps
3 51 (10.78%) AWS
4 48 (10.15%) SaaS
5 37 (7.82%) Power Platform
6 31 (6.55%) Dynamics 365
7 19 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
8 13 (2.75%) Cloud Computing
8 13 (2.75%) PowerApps
8 13 (2.75%) Serverless
9 12 (2.54%) dbt
9 12 (2.54%) GitHub
10 10 (2.11%) PaaS
11 9 (1.90%) GitHub Actions
12 8 (1.69%) IaaS
13 7 (1.48%) AWS Lambda
13 7 (1.48%) Entra ID
13 7 (1.48%) GCP
14 6 (1.27%) Amazon EKS
14 6 (1.27%) Azure Service Fabric
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.75%) Internet
2 10 (2.11%) Broadband
2 10 (2.11%) WPA
3 6 (1.27%) Intranet
4 1 (0.21%) AMQP
4 1 (0.21%) SSL
4 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.38%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.75%) Power BI
3 7 (1.48%) Redis
4 6 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (1.06%) NoSQL
5 5 (1.06%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.63%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.63%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.42%) Big Data
8 2 (0.42%) Tableau
9 1 (0.21%) Apache Accumulo
9 1 (0.21%) DTS
9 1 (0.21%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.21%) GIS
9 1 (0.21%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.21%) Metadata
9 1 (0.21%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 108 (22.83%) JIRA
2 27 (5.71%) Git
2 27 (5.71%) Visual Studio
3 23 (4.86%) Team Foundation Server
4 12 (2.54%) Jenkins
4 12 (2.54%) Selenium
5 10 (2.11%) GitLab
6 8 (1.69%) Cypress.io
7 7 (1.48%) JMeter
8 6 (1.27%) CircleCI
8 6 (1.27%) git-flow
8 6 (1.27%) Postman
8 6 (1.27%) SpecFlow
9 5 (1.06%) Visual Studio Team System
10 3 (0.63%) Bitbucket
10 3 (0.63%) Moq
10 3 (0.63%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 3 (0.63%) Visual Studio Code
10 3 (0.63%) xUnit.net
General
1 111 (23.47%) Social Skills
2 105 (22.20%) Finance
3 60 (12.68%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (10.57%) Public Sector
5 40 (8.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 35 (7.40%) Marketing
7 30 (6.34%) Retail
8 20 (4.23%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (3.81%) Banking
10 13 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (2.33%) Legal
12 7 (1.48%) Publishing
13 5 (1.06%) Law
13 5 (1.06%) Retail Finance
14 4 (0.85%) German Language
15 3 (0.63%) Automotive
15 3 (0.63%) Billing
16 2 (0.42%) Advertising
16 2 (0.42%) Manufacturing
16 2 (0.42%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 195 (41.23%) Analyst
2 161 (34.04%) Business Analyst
3 115 (24.31%) Senior
4 46 (9.73%) Developer
5 40 (8.46%) Senior Analyst
6 37 (7.82%) Architect
7 36 (7.61%) Product Owner
8 34 (7.19%) Content Designer
8 34 (7.19%) Designer
8 34 (7.19%) Product Manager
8 34 (7.19%) Senior Content Designer
8 34 (7.19%) Senior Designer
9 32 (6.77%) Technical Analyst
10 30 (6.34%) Lead
11 29 (6.13%) Technical Business Analyst
12 27 (5.71%) Senior Business Analyst
13 20 (4.23%) Senior Developer
14 16 (3.38%) Software Developer
15 12 (2.54%) Business Systems Analyst
15 12 (2.54%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (8.03%) .NET
2 31 (6.55%) React
3 24 (5.07%) HTML
3 24 (5.07%) Node.js
4 21 (4.44%) CSS
5 17 (3.59%) ASP.NET
6 15 (3.17%) REST
6 15 (3.17%) XML
7 14 (2.96%) .NET Framework
8 13 (2.75%) AngularJS
9 12 (2.54%) .NET Core
10 11 (2.33%) Django
11 10 (2.11%) HTML5
11 10 (2.11%) Lightning Web Components
11 10 (2.11%) React Native
12 9 (1.90%) Next.js
12 9 (1.90%) Vue
12 9 (1.90%) XSLT
13 8 (1.69%) Twitter Bootstrap
13 8 (1.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 165 (34.88%) Product Ownership
2 31 (6.55%) NHS
3 16 (3.38%) FMCG
3 16 (3.38%) Management Information System
3 16 (3.38%) Mobile App
4 12 (2.54%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.11%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (2.11%) Public Cloud
6 8 (1.69%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (0.85%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (0.85%) Marketing Technology
8 4 (0.85%) PMI
8 4 (0.85%) Replication
9 3 (0.63%) Driving Licence
9 3 (0.63%) Educational Technology
9 3 (0.63%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.63%) Hackathon
9 3 (0.63%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.44%) Linux
2 14 (2.96%) Windows
3 11 (2.33%) Android
3 11 (2.33%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.42%) Unix
5 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 336 (71.04%) Agile
2 142 (30.02%) Roadmaps
3 111 (23.47%) Scrum
4 108 (22.83%) Acceptance Criteria
5 103 (21.78%) DevOps
6 99 (20.93%) Business Analysis
7 95 (20.08%) Problem-Solving
8 94 (19.87%) Requirements Gathering
9 80 (16.91%) Stakeholder Management
10 74 (15.64%) CI/CD
11 65 (13.74%) Mentoring
12 62 (13.11%) User Experience
13 60 (12.68%) Workshop Facilitation
14 51 (10.78%) Community of Practice
15 50 (10.57%) Product Backlog
16 49 (10.36%) Coaching
17 48 (10.15%) Epics
18 46 (9.73%) Migration
19 44 (9.30%) Actionable Insight
19 44 (9.30%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 65 (13.74%) C#
2 47 (9.94%) JavaScript
3 38 (8.03%) SQL
4 27 (5.71%) Java
4 27 (5.71%) TypeScript
5 25 (5.29%) Python
6 10 (2.11%) C++
7 6 (1.27%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.06%) PHP
9 4 (0.85%) C
9 4 (0.85%) VB.NET
10 3 (0.63%) Rust
10 3 (0.63%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.42%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.42%) R
11 2 (0.42%) Tcl
12 1 (0.21%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 102 (21.56%) Security Cleared
2 86 (18.18%) SC Cleared
3 59 (12.47%) Degree
4 26 (5.50%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (3.38%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (1.90%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.27%) CISM
8 6 (1.27%) CISSP
8 6 (1.27%) GIAC
8 6 (1.27%) SANS
9 4 (0.85%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.63%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.63%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.42%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.42%) CSPO
11 2 (0.42%) HND
11 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.42%) NVQ Level 3
12 1 (0.21%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (13.74%) QA
2 25 (5.29%) Accessibility
3 7 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
3 7 (1.48%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.27%) COBIT
4 6 (1.27%) NIST
4 6 (1.27%) Web Application Security Consortium
5 4 (0.85%) GDPR
6 2 (0.42%) PMO
7 1 (0.21%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.21%) WCAG
System Software
1 18 (3.81%) Docker
2 7 (1.48%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 14 (2.96%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.33%) Terraform
3 9 (1.90%) Ansible
4 6 (1.27%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 6 (1.27%) Grafana
4 6 (1.27%) Kibana
5 1 (0.21%) Packer
5 1 (0.21%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 76 (16.07%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.38%) Salesforce
3 10 (2.11%) Google
4 9 (1.90%) Adobe
5 6 (1.27%) Hotjar
5 6 (1.27%) McAfee
6 5 (1.06%) Intel
6 5 (1.06%) ServiceNow
7 4 (0.85%) SAP
8 3 (0.63%) Atlassian
8 3 (0.63%) Coverity
8 3 (0.63%) Oracle
9 2 (0.42%) IBM
9 2 (0.42%) Remedy
10 1 (0.21%) Mercator
10 1 (0.21%) Pardot
10 1 (0.21%) Sitecore
10 1 (0.21%) Sun
10 1 (0.21%) UiPath